The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-06-22
FOREIGN GOSSIP.


making atour Of the Chief cities OF his
kingdom.
The palace of the Mikadc has been
lighted for some time by electricity,
and the Edison Company has closed
contract to illuminate the city OF
Toxic.
The merchants of China are re-
ported to be we'll satisfied with last
years business Dealers in tea, silk
and white manufacturers have all
made money.-M O. TsR1es-Den'ocras.
A tablet concentrating the fact
that Qneen Victoria is of Huguenot
descent, the Queen of George L hav-
ing been the granddaughter OF
French Protestant. has been placed IN
the Huguenot chapel In the crypt OF
Canterbury Cathedral.
Lord Clifford, an ex-judge OF the
Court of Sessions, Edinburgh. who died
recently. has bequeathed ESQ. 900 to
found National Theology lectureships
at the four Scottish universities. Edin-
bursh gets E25, 900; Glasgow and Aber-
deem. EGO, 900, and ST. Andrews, f15.-
OOO.-M Y Witness
Vaccination is to be enforced
among all the workmen employed on
the coming Paris Exhibition. Each
man will be vaccinated as soon as en-
gagged, and the government will not
only pay for the necessary medical
treatment, but will continue the man s
wages should his arm become bad and
prevent him from working.
-Viscount de Penaudiere, journal
istic Frenchman, claims to have
papers in his possession in the hand
writing of Napoleon Ill, showing that
the emperor contemplated marrying
the Prince Imperial to an Orleans
princess, thus settling the French sue
cession in the same way that the En-
glish concluded the War of the Roses.
Boston Budget.
According to the Diario Romano
it is now precisely 2,64l years since
Mr.. Romulus, G, E., first laid out the
streets and lots of Rome. and the event
is still celebrated in the Eternal City
by the illumination of the Coliseum
and the Forum, and by banquets at
which the memory of the distinguished
citizen is appropriately disposed OF in
silence. Y &sn.
-Markneukirchen, little town in
Saxony, is the place where musical in
struments are made, more especially
violins, to which latter it owes the
name of Saxon Cremona." Its manu-
features comprise nearly the whole
field of instruments, such as guitars,
flutes, clarionets Tin brass and German
silver,) accordions, concertinas. zith-
ers, bass-viols, violincellos. -Phtta-
delphta Press.
Pope Leo's famous collection of
laces has received an important addi-
ton. Some wealthy Catholics at
Venice have presented to him a set of
lace which they have caused to be
executed at the late schools of Burano.
The design is copied from the famous
Rezzonico set, which was made for
Clement XIII. by the Venetian nuns,
and which now forms part of the treas
ure of the House of Savoy and is oc-
casionally worn by Queen Margaret
Chicago Herald.
Royal yachts cost highin England.
The original cost of the Victoria and
Albert was about f136 900, and she
has since had spent on her over $780,
600. The Osborne's original cost was
about fl06, 600, and she has had about
fll2,0O0 expended on her. The AL
berta's original cost was f27,0OO, with
subsequent expenditure of f6S, 600.
The Eltin's original cost was G6. 900,
the subsequent expenditure being over
100000. Besides these interesting
items, the annual pay of the officers
and crews of the royal yachts is close
upon ESQ, 000 N 7. Sun.